No, No, No. There are no regulations that limit homeowners' access to anything. There are regulation that limit the LAS, which receives governmental funding, from engaging in political activities. Homeowners are free to go hire a lawyer, whether by fee or contingency, any time they want. A good time might have been before they signed their names 37 times on the mortgage papers. ...

While I seem to recall Michele Maxian, formerly of the New York Legal Aid Society, doing some "special projects" involving class actions, let's assume that Sant's correct. When it comes to his poor homeowners, what class actions is Sant talking about? Downtrodden Homeowners who agree to take mortgages they can't afford versus Evil Subprime Lenders who give mortgages to people with no assets and no income? Don't they teach students at Georgetown that when claims are dependent on the individual facts of each case, they really aren't class action material? And if he wants speedy justice, class actions certainly aren't the way to go.